Runaway Husband

Til Death

Remington-

I can feel the sweat dripping off my face as my body overheats. My cheeks and ears are flushed I can tell. My hands are shaking as I walk Mia back and forth, pacing more for myself than her. My heart is beating through my ears and I really need to fucking calm down. I should be getting ready but I'm still wearing a white silk robe. I guess it's so I feel beautiful on the day of my wedding but right now it's clinging to the sweat so tight.

Maggie is drinking a glass of champagne, sitting in the hotel room with me. She's laying against the bed and is probably ready to kill me.

"Why don't you have a sip of this baby? It'll calm your nerves."

"No...no it won't. And I'm breastfeeding I can't drink."

"Remi yes you can drink and look, you already put poor little Mia to sleep!"

I look down and damn, what do you know. Her chubby cheek is pressed against me with her mouth slightly open. She's probably sick of my shit too.

"I know this is all unreasonable but fuck, Mags, I keep getting flash backs of my last wedding. I want to throw up so fucking bad and I'm so fucking scared and I really need Andy!"

"Sweet baby you saw him this morning! You can't see him until you are walking down that aisle! Trust me you are going to be so happy when you see him! He's nothing like that other man. I'm not even going to say his name."

"It was so bad. So fucking bad." I gently lay Mia down in her cot, managing to lay her down without waking her up. "He and his friends hurt me the night before. I was nothing but a fucking toy to him! I had to wear so much makeup to cover up all the bruises and his family thought I was the trashiest thing to exist. Mags, I don't know most the people in that room! It's all Andy's people! What if they do the same and ridicule me when I go out there?"

"They won't, and if they did you know what? Fuck em! Today is all about you and that scarecrow of a man! This is YOUR day. It'll be perfect Rem. Once you see Andy down that aisle you'll realize you've been freaking out over nothing."

I start pacing again, wrapping my arms around my stomach. "What if he says he doesn't want this? What if he says he can't do it or he loves someone else or if he doesn't love me or if-"

"Remi, breeeeeeeeeeeathe." She slides off the bed and grabs my shoulders. "You are beautiful. You are drool worthy. Besides all of that, you are worthy of love! And that man out there is so in love with you! I've known him for so long. I don't know how many years now. And he has never been this head over heels in love with someone. Remi you are his whole world besides Mia! You should see how he talks about you at the diner. It's sickening how much he talks about you."

"I'm just so scared," I sob out, hugging her tight. "I don't want to disappoint him and I don't want him to hurt me."

"He won't, Rem," she squeezes me tighter. "Go take a shower and try to breathe, okay?"

I wipe my tears and nod, forcing myself into the bathroom. Nausea is hitting me hard today and I just want to lay down in bed.

Andy-

I straighten out my tie, watching myself in the mirror. I'm wearing a black tight suit and my hair is quiffed back. God, I'm so fucking happy. I can't wait to meet Remi down the aisle.

"So you need me to do what?" I ask Maggie, who came in about five minutes ago with Mia. Little Mia is dressed in a beautiful puffy dress with a champagne colored bow wrapped around it. It's truly beautiful. And the white tights and little itty bitty shoes ugh my baby girl is adorable!